Passing on wisdom to your children can be one of the joys of parenting - even though much of the time it isn't asked for.

That is certainly the case for New York City dad and entrepreneur Rufus Griscom, 48, whose sons Declan, 11, Grey, 8, and Rye, 5, may 'appear to have very little interest' in his advice, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to give it to them anyway.

Passing it on: Rufus Griscom, 48, (pictured with his wife Alisa Volkman, their sons Declan, 11, Grey, 8, and Rye, 5, and a friend's baby) a New York entrepreneur has gone viral with a list of advice for his three boys

Doing it anyway: Rufus wrote the post despite the fact that his boys 'appear to have very little interest' in his advice at all

Showing the way: Rufus claims that he is so full of advice that he is 'like a lactating cow that needs to be pumped'

Rufus starts off his post by speaking to his boys, saying that he understands that they may think they are 'too old' or 'too young' for his advice.

'I, meanwhile, have a surplus of advice building up in me,' he says. 'I am like a lactating cow that needs to be pumped, or a pregnant sea turtle maybe. I need to get this advice out of me, and put it somewhere for safekeeping.'

Rufus is sure to emphasize that not all of what follows is necessarily 'good' advice. In fact, plenty of it is just downright strange.

However, given that Rufus is a successful businessman that has founded three companies and is the child of a psychoanalyst, it's unsurprising that many readers have found an epiphany or two themselves reading through the list.

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Getting it together: Rufus' first recommendation is that you should only 'begin conversations with people on airplanes when you hear “We have begun our descent”'

Hitting home: Rufus also recommends buying plenty of the same shirt and wearing

Getting a drink: Making another interesting point, Rufus recommends ordering a small coffee in a medium cup in order to avoid over-pouring baristas at Starbucks

First, he makes the odd choice of starting off his list with the statement: 'Begin conversations with people on airplanes when you hear “We have begun our descent,”' based on the idea that if they are awful you only have to deal with them for 15 minutes.

Elsewhere in his post, Rufus tells his boys to try green tea 30 times without sugar because that's how long it will take to develop a taste for it, to buy bunches of the same shirt for the weekdays to show 'that you are focused', and to make a point of remembering people's names. He also insists on sticking to peanut butter over caviar and to remember that hangovers are more about the quantity over type of liquor.

'Habits are for lazy people. And you are lazy,' he explains at another point. 'We all are. Habits are shortcuts to getting a whole lot of things done without spending too much of your finite supply of willpower. So use em.'

Among the stranger nuggets of wisdom, Rufus tells the boys to 'wear funny shirts on the weekends' in order to work as an 'antidote' to people taking themselves too seriously and also to order a small coffee in a medium cup at Starbucks to avoid over-pouring baristas and save a bit of cash.

Making the most of things: Rufus also offers more traditional nuggets of wisdom like telling the truth or loving yourself the way you are

Spicing things up: Wearing a funny shirt on the weekends is claimed by Rufus to be an 'antidote' to others taking themselves too seriously

Gaining a following: Although his sons have likely yet to read the list, Rufus has connected with readers, who called his list 'a wonderful piece of writing'

As for whether or not the boys will be taking any of his advice, Rufus told Today: 'I think (Declan) will get around to reading it, or it's possible he's read some of it and hasn't told me because he's very much in a preteen mode.

'I could get about three syllables into speaking (to) him about advice and he's already rolling his eyes. He is decidedly unreceptive to any kind of ideas from his father at this point.'

But the readers of the post felt decidedly different, with many commenting that they intend to pass on Rufus' clever tips to their own progeny.

'I’m going to copy this out and send one bit of advice daily to my grandsons - too much advice all at once doesn't work but each of these is a gem!' remarked one commenter.

Another added: 'What a wonderful piece of writing to start the day with. I enjoyed this very much and found myself agreeing with all of your pearls. Lovely stuff.'